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City of Assumption Public Hearing on budget
Please take notice that the City of Assumption will be having a Public Hearing to adopt a budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The tentative budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 is available for inspection by any interested party at City Hall, 229 N Chestnut between the hours of 8:30 am thru 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Pool opening day set for May 25
TAYLORVILLE — The Manners Park Pool is filled and preparations are being done to ready it for the 2024 swimming season. It is set to open for the summer on Saturday, May 25, 2024. You can contact the office at 217-824-3110 if interested in scheduling a birthday party, private rental, register for swim lessons or sign up for water aerobics classes.
Jacksonville advances to regional title game, plus other 3A softball/baseball regional results
Here are the Class 3A baseball and softball regional results around Springfield from Tuesday and Wednesday: Rockets surge: Here's what made this softball season stand out above the rest for these Rochester seniors Softball and baseball brackets: 2024 IHSA baseball and softball brackets: Springfield-area playoff schedules Williamsville's comeback thriller: Williamsville girls soccer stuns Bloomington Central Catholic for elusive sectional title No regrets: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football Undisputed champions: Lincoln's Heitzig,...
Taylorville Finance Committee Meets; No Decisions Made On Small Town Taylorville
The Taylorville Finance Committee and Ordinance Committee met on Thursday evening for a 90-minute session to discuss budgets, BDD Application Reviews, and more importantly the future of Downtown/Small Town Taylorville and whether or not the budget would include them this fiscal year. Dyanne Skinner with Small Town Taylorville (STT) gave a presentation to start the discussion and informed the public who attended the meeting. She presented the budget ideas for advertising moving forward and said that the community would miss STT if it wasn’t there.
Softball Game Recap: Martinsville Comes Up Short
Martinsville and Central A & M squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Martinsville had to settle for second. They lost 7-0 to the Central A & M Raiders. Martinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Central A & M, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Baseball Game Recap: Taylorville Triumphs
Taylorville had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let the Mattoon Greenwave onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday. For Taylorville, this counts as revenge for the 7-2 loss Mattoon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Taylorville Kiwanis Club Holds Drive-Thru Donation Day
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club held a drive-thru donation day on Saturday, in front of our studios at 918 East Park in Taylorville. Kiwanis President Chuck Martin and Kiwanis member Eric Kahle manned the tent and accepted non-perishable foods and monetary donations to benefit the Taylorville Food Pantry. Live on Groovy...
Manners Park Sampling And Testing Shows No Current Danger To Park
New sampling and testing has shown that Manners Park and the area around Manners Park is deemed safe by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Testing was done by Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) to perform surface soil and soil vapor sampling and testing at the Park. The sampling and testing were done to assess potential exposures to Park visitors. More than 20 surface soil samples and six soil vapor samples were collected. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or PNA/PAHs, were within IEPA concentration levels or below those levels. Soil vapor results did NOT indicate an exposure risk via Construction Worker or residential scenario.
Taylorville Estates Takes Pride in Their Community
Taylorville Estates Assisted Living remains dedicated to creating a space where individuals can find independence, an active lifestyle, and the comfort and freedom of living at home. Administrator, Toni Clark says only one room is currently available at Taylorville Estates and the cause of this can be found in the social living, daily activities, and relationships that are experienced in the assisted living arrangement.
4 sentenced for bungled gun store burglaries
A federal judge has sentenced four people for their parts in a gun store burglary ring that tried to grab weapons from five counties in Central Illinois, including McLean. Dezmond Hardy, 23, Shaleik Ward, 20, Terrence Daniels, 23, and Erika Garner, 22, are all from Peoria. They admitted attempting and failing to break into gun stores in Bloomington, LeRoy, Lincoln, Decatur, Spring Valley, and Taylorville in August 2023.
IDOT announces public hearing on dangerous Assumption intersection
ASSUMPTION, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Transportation is set to host a public meeting in regard to an intersection in Assumption that has proven to be problematic and dangerous in the past. It’s the intersection of U.S. Route 51 and Leafland Street. Several crashes have occurred there in the past, including two that […]
Jacksonville, Chatham Glenwood baseball advance to sectional semifinals: 3A roundup
Here are the high school softball and baseball regional final results around Springfield for Class 3A: Rochester's regional thriller: Samantha Gleckler, Rochester softball show their mettle in 3A regional title win 1A/2A roundup: Jacksonville Routt baseball sets school record with sectional title 1A Cinderella: Litchfield magically keeps record-setting season alive with win over SHG Meena magic: Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title Family legacy: How this Erickson adds to...
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